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How to pronounce turtleneck in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms polo-neck, turtle
Type of sweater, jumper, t-shirt, tee shirt, jersey

Examples of turtleneck

turtleneck
Finally Ryan made his entrance, with no coat, just a turtleneck and sweater vest.
From the washingtonpost.com
As he has throughout the trial, he wore a turtleneck that covered gang tattoos.
From the kentucky.com
Adam leather jacket, $895, and Helmut Lang turtleneck, $140, at Blink Boutique.
From the courier-journal.com
Turtleneck sweaters had buckled closures at the neck and thumbholes at the wrist.
From the stltoday.com
Til then my toddler's getting the year's pulitzer winner and a new turtleneck.
From the guardian.co.uk
I had a friend who had a short neck, so she thought she couldn't wear a turtleneck.
From the independent.co.uk
How about a nice maize Michigan mock turtleneck from Nike, just $18.88 at mden.com?
From the freep.com
The night is longer than someone trying on and then peeling off a turtleneck.
From the post-gazette.com
They like his unpretentious ways-he often wears a turtleneck shirt-and candid talk.
From the time.com
More examples
  • A sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
  • A polo neck (UK) or turtle neck (US) or skivvy (Australia) is a garment--usually a sweater--with a close-fitting, round, and high collar that folds over and covers the neck. It can also refer to type of neckline, the style of collar itself, or be used as an adjective ("polo necked").
  • A type of neck found in men's sweaters having 2 -4 inches of fabric at the neckline folding over onto itself.